A recent separation from an abusive relationship with an obsessive man named Ivan has forced Aiden to participate in a rural experimental therapy program. Operated by the mysterious Dr. Williams, the isolation first appeals to Aiden, until strange noises at night and the feeling of being watched set in.
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Review by Benjamin Poole
A seasoned connoisseur of micro-budget DIY horror auteur Carl Medland's oeuvre, I wrote in my review of Paranormal Farm 2 that while I'm not entirely sure how serious Carl actually is when he makes his films, I am nonetheless completely sincere in my enjoyment of them. Settling down the other Friday night to Carl's latest offering, Aiden – to be found on Prime; the spiritual home of this sort of bargain idiosyncrasy - with an especially strong vodka martini in hand (hard alcohol is an advised serving suggestion for the Medland canon), any lingering uncertainty was resolved.
Focussing on domestic violence within a gay male relationship, Aiden is a determined attempt to essay toxic masculinity via…
Utter fucking nonsense. I get the whole low budget bull shit excuse everyone likes to use for low budget shit fest, but fuck me dead we as a society need to end this! I can’t imagine anyone who worked on this is proud of it.
Dast is good
De vraag wat Aiden voor film is laat zich niet zo gemakkelijk beantwoorden. Duidelijk is wel dat er amper of geen budget was. Om toch een genre poging te doen, zou ik de film omschrijven als een LHBTQI+ scifi horror.
Er zitten een paar aardige vondsten in, maar sla de film vooral over.
I've absolutely no idea what was going on, was this a sci-fi drama LGBT thriller? is Carl Medland AKA non-funny gay Ricky Gervais actually micro budget Neil Breen for UK? loads of dialogue at the end.
He avoids his hunky abusive bf who sends him needy video messages while starving on his retreat to get better and walks while being followed by drones or...?
the only review besides mine states Medland has made dozens of movies, im surprised, am i interested in seeing him, more curious. this film gets super campy and still I'm very confused what happened, the finale reminds me of the 1987 film The Caller, the ending im still asking what happened.
